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		<title>Elijah is Here and I&#8217;m Taking a Break</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My son, Elijah, was born on July 26th at around 1:15 A.M. He weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. To simply put this: meeting him was the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. I simply didn&#8217;t know how to react. It wasn&#8217;t anything I ever expected and seeing this little person opened my eyes and [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My son, Elijah, was born on July 26th at around 1:15 A.M. He weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz.</p>
<p>To simply put this: meeting him was the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. I simply didn&#8217;t know how to react. It wasn&#8217;t anything I ever expected and seeing this little person opened my eyes and my heart to a new experience and a new love. I don&#8217;t have the words to really convey my love and affection for Elijah, my son, on a blog or a piece of paper or how to even express it verbally. I&#8217;m still baffled and haven&#8217;t really let it all sink in.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.robyardman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/elijah1.jpg" rel="lightbox[417]"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-422 no-border" title="Elijah" src="http://www.robyardman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/elijah1.jpg" alt="Elijah" width="600" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>This is ultimately not the situation I expected to be in with him and his mother; apart and broken. The feeling of loss and everything else all rolled into one place has me so confused and distraught. I have tried to mend fences with his mother many times and have finally come to the conclusion that her heart is no longer interested in a family with me.</p>
<p>When do you stop and let it all go? As a man trying to mend his family, where do you throw in the towel. After the woman you love and have given your heart to says &#8220;there is no future for us,&#8221; that obviously doesn&#8217;t leave me many options.</p>
<p>At this point I&#8217;m taking a break from the blog. Why? I&#8217;m afraid of what I might say. And who knows I may end up having a lot to say in the coming months. More than I expected. But for right now, I gotta chill.</p>
<p>The motto for my blog is &#8220;Switching gears in life&#8221; and that ultimately is where I&#8217;m at. I followed a care free path for a long time but now it&#8217;s obvious that I have no other option but to change gears and take responsibility for my little man. My little son. He is my light right now. He is what I think about when I&#8217;m down, sad and alone. He needs my strength and courage to do what&#8217;s right and provide for him as much as I possibly can.</p>
<p>I love you son.</p>
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